Fully capable pure EV with Volvo's design and safety

The stats for the Volvo C30 Electric sedan may seem unimpressive: a range of about 90 miles, acceleration from 0-60 mph in 11 seconds, a top speed of about 80 miles per hour, and a leisurely eight hours to recharge the 24 kilowatt-hour battery pack from 220-volt household outlet. But when it comes to performance and safety, Volvo is testing its plug-in prototypes perhaps harder and longer than anybody in the industry, before committing to producing their electric models.

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Volvo Demos Second Generation C30 Electric, Keeps Quiet On EV Plans

By Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield ·
May 16, 2013

Swedish automaker Volvo wants the world to know it has big plans to produce a zero emissions fleet by 2020. But while its rivals are moving forward with their EV programs, Volvo isn’t speaking in specific terms about full-scale production electric cars.

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Volvo Plots Slow Course To Fast EV Charging

By Nick Kurczewski ·
November 14, 2012

Despite a number of promising concepts from Volvo, and a fleet of more than 250 electrified C30 coupes already on European roadways, the Swedish automaker has been slow when it comes to bringing an electric vehicle to market. The company has now announced another concept: a fast-charger system, one that trims the time needed for a full recharge to only 1.5 hours.

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Volvo Reveals Progress with C30 Electric in New Videos

By Brad Berman ·
November 07, 2011

Most of the electric car fanfare this year has gone to a few companies, most notably Nissan, Chevy, Ford and Tesla. That’s because these companies have vehicles on sale today, or coming very soon. Meanwhile, many others are working on pilot projects that will produce real-world EVs in the next year or two. As if to remind us that it’s continuing its EV efforts, Volvo has released a suite of short documentary-style videos about the upcoming Volvo C30 Electric.

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Volvo Demos Second Generation C30 Electric, Keeps Quiet On EV Plans

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Swedish automaker Volvo wants the world to know it has big plans to produce a zero emissions fleet by 2020. But while...

Serial or Parallel Hybrids, Volvo Opens a New Door for Better Fuel Efficiency

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Here comes Volvo with a dual hybrid architecture—serial and parallel—where the electric motor, the battery and the ICE...

Volvo Explores Wireless Electric Car Charging Built into the Road

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Volvo is developing systems that don’t need power sockets or charging cables to keep your electric car full of juice....

Volvo Plots Slow Course To Fast EV Charging

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EV Fest 2012: September 9, 2012

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Volvo Reveals Progress with C30 Electric in New Videos

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Most of the electric car fanfare this year has gone to a few companies, most notably Nissan, Chevy, Ford and Tesla....

Midnight Sun: Scandinavia Embraces Electric Cars

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Although Sweden's Saab faces bankruptcy, and Norway's Think just barely escaped it, the Nordic regions are ripe for...

Volvo Cars and Consat developed the C30

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PluginCars.com Exclusive: Volvo CEO Will Answer Your Questions About Electric Cars

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Volvo has extended a generous offer to PluginCars.com to pose our questions about the company’s electric car plans to...

Volvo Electric C30 is a Go; First 10 to be Delivered This Fall in Sweden

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Last year, while they were joined with their Swedish Saab brethren under a dark clowd of uncertainty about the future,...

Volvo C30 Electric Uses Ethanol For Passenger Cabin Heat

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In a bit of an odd twist, Volvo has decided that their fully electric C30—set to be leased on a limited basis starting...

Volvo To Lease C30 Electric for about $2,100 a Month

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With dozens of new electric cars in development, the true test of an automaker’s commitment will come to production...

Swedish Family Goes On Carbon Reduction Quest with Volvo Electric Car

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Even the loudest environmentalists would find it difficult to cut their personal carbon emissions by 85 percent. But...

Volvo to Deliver 1,000 C30 Electrics, Shows Off Special Electric Car Safety Features

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While the usual auto show formula calls for as much glitz and shininess as possible, at the Detroit Auto Show today...

First Drive: Volvo Moves Ahead With Its Electric Sedan (Video)

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Reflecting back on this week’s media days at the LA Auto Show, it feels like one chapter of the electric car story is...

Video: Volvo Shows Off Safety of Electric C30's Battery in Crash Test

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Although Volvo is coming a bit late to the EV party, they have put an emphasis on the safety aspect of their upcoming...

Volvo Will Sell c30 Electric in China

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Volvo says that it will sell its first full electric vehicle in the world's biggest auto market within the next few...

Volvo's Hybrid Car Campaign

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Volvo loyalists have been wondering for some time now about the Swedish carmaker’s near-term plans for producing an eco...

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